Lorenzo Simonelli (athlete)

Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli (born 1 June 2002) is a Tanzanian-born Italian hurdler European champion in Roma 2024 and vice Indoor World champion at Glasgow 2024 in 60 m hs.

Biography
Born in Dodoma, Tanzania to an Italian father (anthropologist and researcher) and a Tanzanian mother, he moved with his family to Rome at the age of 5.

Career
At the indoor Europeans in Istanbul 2023, credited at the same time as the hundredth of the third place, after the photo-finish check he missed the bronze medal by 5 thousandths of a second.

National records

 * 110 metres hurdles: 13.05 (🇮🇹 Rome, 8 June 2024) - current holder

National titles
Simonelli has won three national championships at individual senior level


 * Italian Athletics Championships
 * 110 m hs: 2023


 * Italian Athletics Indoor Championships
 * 60 m hs: 2023, 2024